Publications
Oliver curating arts & robotics exhibition and performance program at ICRA 2026
together with Rachael Garrett (Somabotics) and Bipin Indurkhya (Cognitive Robotics Lab). 1000m2 arts & robotics exhibition. Every noon, 13 – 13: 45, there is a performance program at the arts…
Podcast on the “Humaneness in times of AI” for the Association of Austrian Psychotherapists with Oliver
Podcast in 2 parts, german language. Host Simone Rannicher in discussion with DDr. Reinhild Strauss MSc and Oliver Schürer. Episode 1: Episode 2:
Newspaper “Der Standard” on H.A.U.S. research, spring 2025
Newspaper “Der Standard”, print 4.6.2025, “Mit Robotern tanzen” in “Forschung Spezial”. Newspaper “Der Standard”, online 10.6.2025 “Wenn die KI besser Schlagzeug spielt und singt als ein Profi” in “Forschung Spezial…
Robot “Machina” and Puppet “Coppélia” a video study in anthropomorphization
We humans have millennia-old fantasies about other beings. We animate them as humanoid creatures so that they are available to us as references or substitutes. At times, they might be generous…
“Performance to critique AI control” publication at the “Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Application” Series
Many popular definitions of social robotics and AI featured in the public sphere fail to highlight aspects of control. Among today’s many ways of controlling social robots, AI is discussed…
Oliver, interviewed by ARD radio: Frankenstein – on the myth of the human-like that is human-made.
Creature or thing? Many people develop their personal understanding of robotics and AI through the human-like nature of these technologies. How will the myth of Frankenstein, and the monster without…